its 1953 armistice with south korea. defense secretary chuck hagel responding to all of these calling them incredibly disconcerting. they are watching this quite closely. i can tell you top officials have been in contact with their counterparts in the region as all of this unfolds. the white house monitoring this, watching this very closely, as you point out, thomas, not a whole lot is known about kim jong-un. he is a young man. the united states was hoping when he took over in december of 2011 that he would help to lead north korea out of its current state of isolationism. that is not what's happening. in fact, it's quite the opposite. >> kristen welker reporting live from the white house. >>> joining the conversation now is p.j. crowley, former assistant secretary of state. sir, it is great to have you here. as you're hearing the reporting this morning from our kristen will kerr there at the white house earlier in the hour, we had a report from andrea mitchell talking about authority korea being this hermetically seale

has also cut off the top line with south korea. it is designed to act as a point of contact in the case of escalation a breakdown of communication did not even take place during the cold war. >> for more on the story, our reporter in the south korean capital. how do you assess modern steel right now, given these latest developments. >> most cells -- most south koreans have heard these threats before from north korea. they have grown up amid the context of the cold war. south korea over exaggerated north korean threats. there is a general apathy. your average south korean does not pay attention to a north korea does until bombs fall. then people start getting concerned. >> this is a political test for south korea's new president. what sort of options that she have? how has she handled the crisis so far, do you think? >> she has played it very cool. the military here in south korea has said that as it is, there are not any profit -- if there are any provocations, that it will immediately retaliate. that if north korea were to launch

korea. >> shutly, south korea is in great jeopardy here. and as a close ally of the united states, that's very important to us. and we also have to remember we have 28,000 troops on the peninsula. and are committed to south korea's defense. so if there is another korean war, it's going to involve thousands, tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of american troops. rz sz professor, nations around the world have toolboxes, various mixtures of threats, persuasions, inducement, that is part of how diplomacy gets carried on. are the rules different for dealing with north korea than almost any other country on earth? >> well, in the case of north korea, when you consider teaching federal relations with other states and the international community at large, federal relation for north korea means what we have right now. creating a near crisis situation with a view towards returning to negotiations and over the past 20 years, of nuclear diplomacy, that has always meant returning to talks with big brandishment, bigger rewards in toe. so yes,

look at what is happening with syria and south korea. i buy all my televisions from south korea, i'm sorry to say. i just ordered 3,000 televisions from south korea. we don't make televisions in this country. so north korea as it does gets frisky then we pay them off and they get less frisky. north korea gets frisky, what do we do -- get out of it? we send them down and stop whatever is going to happen, what do we get out of it? we get nothing. the fact is we're run by either very foolish or very stupid people. what is going on in this country is unbelievable. our country is a total mess. a total and complete mess. what we need is leadership. now, by fixing the economy we're able to solve the problems that we really do need to solve immediately as a nation, medicare, medicaid, social security, they become affordable when we become a wealthy country again.

kim jong-un has ordered missile units to attack south korea and the u.s. mainland after american bombers flew trianing missions across south korea. >> he is young, untested, and says he wants to settle scores with american imperialists. he rallied his generals to aim the rockets at u.s. bases in hawaii. north korea is on a war footing, with military parades in pyongyang. news broadcasts are full of theater and threats, 20 this far alone. from turning washington to a lake of fire and cutting military hotlines to south korea. it is an effort to eget washington's attention. they say the bellicose record only deepens the isolation in the u.s. and the u.s. remains committed to its allies, and demonstrated it. fromuclear capables flew missouri to the penninsula of korea. china appealed for calm. nobody believes north korea will launch rockets but a small incident could escalate. >> sergei lavrov saiys unilateral actions could mena it could spiral out of control. he may have meant north korea as much as the u.s. >> the war of words is part of the relationship wit

china and south korea are not involved in the u.s.-led transpacific partnership, a separate free trade framework that japan intends to join. japanese officials hope that concluding an fta with its asian neighbors will further boost exports and investments. whether the negotiations will go smoothly remains uncertain. japan's relations with china and south korea are being rocked now by territorial disputes. each country also has some products they want to protect from tariff cuts. >>> japanese electronic maker panasonic said it will turn around tv business and make it profitable again in three years. suga says his company will focus on boosting display sells to corporate customers including medical institutions. he mentioned about the plasma display business. >> translator: if we decide on an out right pullout of the plasma display business, it will be clear although it cost assert dc sublg r r -- certain amount. that is an easy choice. but we'll make every possible effort to keep the business going and make it profitable again. >>> str

today north korea said it's in a state of war with south korea. >> gregg: former south african president nelson mandela is breathing without difficult after being hospitalized with a recurring. >> exxon mobil managed to shut down a pipeline after it sprung a leak 20 miles out of little rock. damage from the spill is still not known. >> heather: a critic in oklahoma is testing patients that my have been exposed to hiv and hepatitis by an oral surgeon. they found filthy conditions at dr. scott harrington's office in tulsa. one daughter was among his 7,000 patients at risk. >> if something happens, i could jeep dies the rest of my life. >> i'm outraged, how could this happen? >> heather: david lee miller is following the story and has more. >> reporter: many former patients. doctor are not only angry they are worried. who are than a hundred lined up around the block to undergo testing to find out if they have hiv or hepatitis. doctor shut down ios office after a patient tested positive for hepatitis. what investigators found was shocking, contaminated drug vials and improperly equipment. th

and south korea. and it's doing just the same now, but it's doing them in a much more intensive way. >> jim, finish up with you. of course we had the u.s. announcing the agreement with south korea to firm up plans in case north korea does follow through on its threats. really sort of putting the u.s. in a position of responding even to the smallest action that might take place. a lot of people don't understand the geography there. seoul to the dmz, that ain't far. >> no, it isn't. and the deal is if there was a war, say there was a full blown war, north korea would lose. they would lose even if they simply fought south korea and the u.s. wasn't going to be in it, and the u.s. will be in it. but the problem is they will lose. but in going down those 10,000 artillery pieces near the border will take a piece of seoul with them. they don't want to start a war they're going to lose. and we don't want to start a war that would cause chaos on the peninsula and have our troops in danger. the u.s. mission is t

and north korea does its best to exploit such sentiments in south korea. in my view, the south korean government should make north korean human rights a high priority. and madam president, park geun-hye, as a candidate last year, in her foreign policy platform, statement, explicitly said that she would do her best to address the human rights situation, to reinforce we settlement programs for north korean defectors coming to south korea. finally, passed the north korean human rights act and so forth. and three days later north korea gave her a ringing endorsement that they north korea came out and harshly criticized park geun-hye for having the tenacity to mention words like defectors and human rights. again, that indicates that north korea is sensitive to its gross human rights violations. >> thank you very much. >> mr. connolly is recognize from virginia. >> thank you, madam chairman. dr. lee, you, i was struck by your testimony when you went sort of through a litany of overtures from the west, from united states, ma from south korea, all of which in this

and south korea. south korea denied it and the u.s. military didn't comment. shep? >> shepard: molly henneberg in d.c. the number of kids diagnosed with autism has jumped and a lot. that's according to the government survey which found one in 50 school children has the disorder. that's up from a previous estimate of 1 in 88. federal health officials say the new number does not mean that autism is occurring more frequently but that doctors are apparently diagnosing it more often or somewhere in the middle. especially in kids with milder forms of the disorder. also worth noting here the new statistics comes from a phone survey. those surveys are not always as accurate as others. if this one is, it would mean that at least 1 million children have some form of you autism. such numbers do influence how officials spend limited public health dollars. privacy advocates are crying foul tonight after one of the nation's biggest pharmacies announced that all of its workers on company healthcare must tell what they weigh. or pay a penalty. the policy from cvs care chargy don't

stealth bombers flew over south korea. the north korean military has staged a massive rally in support of the operation to prepare for a massive attack. >> thousands accounting "death to the u.s. imperialists cornerman after a call to arms against south korea and the united states. over the border in south korea, many are worried p'yongyang might act on its debts. there's been a string of worrying signs, including the latest nuclear test in february. tendons on the peninsula are high. >> i am nervous. i do not want north korea to talk like that, but we cannot control them. i am afraid they target the u.s. if that happens, we could be attacked, too. >> north korea is taking a strong stance, but they do not think they are going to get anywhere with this behavior. i think they have to come to the negotiating table for talks. >> the latest tensions come after u.s. stealth bombers flew over south korea in a joint military exercise. kim jong un's that in response has caused alarm across the region. even his longtime ally china h

today's launch app in response to ongoing drills by the united states and south korea. the pentagon says this only heightens the nuclear threat. coming up we are going to have the latest news from the pentagon and a discussion with a former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton. but first, we are awaiting a speech by one of the most outspoken critics of obama's health care law and momentarily he'll be addressing this year's conservative political action conference cpac as it's known. hello, everyone, glad you're with us, i'm gregg jarrett and welcome to america's news headquarters. >> thanks for joining us, i'm hell they are childress. and america's most influential conservatives, and speaking michele bachmann, take a look at her live there. in a few minutes the health care debate will take center stage with dr. ben carson, who is considered a trail blazer by some republicans, for his views. molly henneberg is there at cpac live with the latest, molly? >> reporter: good morning, heather, good morning, gregg. yes, dr. carson will speak after michele bachmann

stealth bombers flew over south korea. the north korean military has staged a massive rally in support of the operation to prepare for a massive attack. >> thousands accounting "death to the u.s. imperialists cornerman after a call to arms against south korea and the united states. over the border in south korea, many are worried p'yongyang might act on its debts. there's been a string of worrying signs, including the latest nuclear test in february. tendons on the peninsula are high. >> i am nervous. i do not want north korea to talk like that, but we cannot control them. i am afraid they target the u.s. if that happens, we could be attacked, too. >> north korea is taking a strong stance, but they do not think they are going to get anywhere with this behavior. i think they have to come to the negotiating table for talks. >> the latest tensions come after u.s. stealth bombers flew over south korea in a joint military exercise. kim jong un's that in response has caused alarm across the region. even his longtime ally china h

-south korea military exercises that start ad week ago and will continue into april. >>> north korea's announcement has sparked strong reactions in seoul. south korean defense officials say they are ready to strike back against anything that the north throws at them. >> translator: north korea is conducting military drills with unprecedented intensity. they mobilized submarines, fighter jets, and special forces for the maneuvers. >>> a defense ministry spokesperson has warned south korean force will retaliate against any provocation. he dismissed the threat of preemptive nuclear strike saying such an attack would mark the end of kim jong-un's regime. south korean president park geun-hye issued a stern warning. >> reporter: any country that focuses exclusively on strengthening its military power while people are starving is bound to face self-destruction. >>> china is north korea's biggest ally but it too supports the latest u.n. sanction. james tengan is in beijing covering our series china, change and challenge. james, how is the story on the korean peninsula playing occupant there? >

and south korea. they are entering the final stage of the all-out showdown with the states. >> the foreign minister statement also said a final decision had been reached to take military action. it sounds like a clear threat, but the conditions for doing so have already been met. at the same time, pyongyang is sending a direct message to the un that could be seen as conciliatory. ertainly -- there are no consequences of the hotline cutoff. the line is usually used to coordinate the travel of south koreans every day. south korea said direct lines to the complex were working. south korea's government talks about more engagement, not less, including the possibility of restarting reunions of families separated by the war. >> the dialogues are available at any time, but if we have a dialogue we firmly hope it will be a since answer one for solving problems. as the separated family issues, i think talks will likely be made at the appropriate time. >> but this can hardly be called an appropriate time. south

the b-52s flying over south korea, that's a message of reassurance to south korea. the interceptors beefing up theoretically missile defense in the united states, that's sending a message to the u.s. homeland. even though the dmonorth koreae are doing this stuff, we're sending this domestic message. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> this weekend people are recognizing the easter holiday weekend. alexander steele is here. weather is really important. people want their easter egg hunts. at the same time, it's just about being together this weekend. what's in store? >> and the peeps. peeps on two fronts, no pun intended. it's also opening weekend. the boys of summer, you baseball fans, heading to the game tomorrow night at 8:05 in houston. 75 will be the forecast at game time. we could see a 40% chance of showers, but it's a retractable roof. maybe a few showers. no washout. then on monday in the afternoon, 1:05 heading to the bronx to see the yankees, 56 degrees. colder than that because of the strong, gusty winds. keep the cap on because it's

and south korea. he will put his rockets on standby, the leader is quote ready to settle accounts on the u.s. post midnight meeting with senior generals. his rocket preparation plantar gets military bases in the u.s., including guam, hawaii as well as south korea. you see the large-scale map in the photograph with trajectory plans. this is one day after the u.s. dropped nuclear capable b-2 bombers with military drills with south korea. the state department said the decision to send the bombs was part of a normal exercise but officials are not ignoring the provocative threats. >> when a country says the kinds of things that the dprk is saying you have to take it seriously and you have to take steps.sure when we say in response we can and will defend our own nation. >> obviously in our country we're building additional interceptors. i met with general therm man this morn hog handles our u.s. operations and they're prepared for anything that might take place. >> reporter: now many an -- analysts say the

conducted joint military drills with south korea. the decision to send the b-2 bombers was par normal exercises but they are not ignoring the provocative threats. >> when a country said the kinds of things that the dprk is saying we say in response we can and will defend our own nation and allies that that is credible. >> just this morning, the young leader threatened to shut down a manufacturing hub with dozens of plants with north and south korea not far from the border. it remains to operate normally for the most part. north and south korea have been at war ended in a truce but not a treaty. >> thank you very much. >> we have sad news out of arizona with word that a navy seal died after a training accident. two seals collided in a parachute jump. the second seal was injured in that crash and in stable condition. their names have not been released ands are continuing to investigate what went wrong. survivors of the fort hood attack is outraged that the defense department will not award purple hearts. they say the attack would have

and south korea. throughout the entire history of the cold war to the present day, north korea will strategically provoke in a controlled limited way occasionally launching deadly attacks against south korea and the united states but in a controlled limited way. north korea is not suicidal. so this patent of provocation will continue. whether we are nice to north korea or we affirm on principle. if we were to tighten down sanctions and put more pressure on receipt sheem, it's possible perhaps even likely north korea will react in a negative way perhaps launch an attack around the korean peninsula. they are part of a north korea's long-term strait strategy. they will happen. we had two navel skirmishes during the policy years despite south korea's policy. we had a missile test in july, july 4th, not so subsequently in 2006. and then later that year north korea's first nuclear test thus raising the stake dramatically. it will continue. to shy away from a principled poach i don't think would be more effe

china is japan's biggest trading partner while south korea is third. if combined the gross domestic product of the three countries would account for about 20% of the world economy. japanese officials say they open an fta will expand trade and investment and one factor shadowing the talks is continued territorial attention affecting japan and other members. japan is also pursuing free trade through discussions on the transpacific partnership agreement. china and south korea have not joined those talks. >>> new bank of japan governor haruhiko kuroda. has reiterated his strong determination to achieve the 2% inflation target within two years. kuroda spoke before the lower house financial affairs committee on tuesday for the first time since he took office last week. he said the central bank should give investors expectations that prices will rise under its pledge to attain the inflation target. >> translator: since we have the 2% inflation target, we must achieve that goal as soon as possible. with our strong commitment, dialogue with the market and bold

a pattern the desert familiar to south korea. no peace agreements signed since the end of the fighting in 1950. generations have lived with the threat of war. whoses also a country relationship with the u.s. has created a more confident facility. >> if they fire one missile, we should fire back two. talking and warning of the war is only raising tensions, but it is north korea who is afraid. previousrth had made declarations of war in the past. in 1993 and 2009. they stopped short of starting one. they knew too well. but he was young and they tested his leadership. analysts say that he may want to prove himself to the powerful military. strong deterrents like the ones that the u.s. and south korean governments have displayed to make sure that kim jong un does not make reckless miscalculations. >> he may also be following a pattern used by his father. >> the fact that his threats have not worked may prompt him to take more actions. the key thing now for south korea and the international community is to convince them that he will h

plus, north korea enters a state of war against south korea. we will ask our sunday panel have the firey threats reached the danger point? and our power player of the week, 9 untold story of how a doctor saved the life of ronald reagan. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: hello again and happy easter from hannon: andnda ooton arom fox news in washington. after months of debate, the senate is finally ready to vote on new gun control legislation. one of the people at the center of the issue is mark kelly, retired astronaut and navy captain and the husband of former congress woman gabby giffords who was shot two years ago. captain kelly joins us from tucson, arizona. after newtown there was internationalout rage over -- national outrage over the acts of mass violence but that has begun to change. cbs has a new poll just aicaler the massacre 57% supported stricter gun controls and now that is down to 47% and harry reid says the bill he was introduce the week after next won't include a ban on assault we to vons and won't include a limit on

north korea announcing it entered a state of war with south korea. kim jong-un required rockets are ready to be fired at seoul and american bases. they revealed two nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers. ian is covering the situation from the south. >> reporter: officials in seoul dismissed the latest outburst of more of the same. it followed a massive rally in the northern capital friday where tens and thousands came out in support of kim jong-un's charge, shouting death to the u.s. imperialists. >> escalating military confrontations would lead to further isolation. here's nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> he has 8,000 troops poised 40 miles from seoul and the big worry is there could be a mistake. a miscal lags by the north would force the first woman president to retaliate. she has very little flexibility and that would instantly bring the united states into this conflict. >> earlier today north korea threatened to close the industrial complex but that site does remain open. hundreds of south koreans travel there daily

bases in guam, south korea, and hawaii. north koreaen is common every spring when the united states and south korea engage in military exercises. but u.s. officials concede there is no way of knowing exactly what kim will do or when. >> the best theory is that north korea wants to scare the united states, china, or russia into lowering sanctions. >>> nobody really thinks that north korea could hit the united states. the biggest threat is to south korea and japan. and u.s. bases there. >>> here's a live look at downtown oakland where the temperature hit nearly 80 degrees today. paul says big changes are coming for this easter weekend. paul. >> i'll tell you what, we will see a big dip in temperatures coming in over the weekend. down to the 60s and then we're going to look at radar. already the evening, kpix5 is tracking some showers, just skirting the coastline. you may get a shower or two, but these showers will be moving inland. the same catalyst for the very warm and humid weather today. that's off to our west. will be th

south korea is lit up, as you can he see. but there is just a faint little around pyongyang in north korea, south korea per capita incomes are about 17 times those of north koreans. >> that's a fascinating image. >> jamie:. >> it is. a parachuting accident that killed a navy seal. investigators say it happened during a regular training exercise in arizona. we're also learning that the seal who died was a member of seal team six, that's the elite squad who killed usama bin laden. no word whether he participated in that. and this by the way is the third fatal military training accident since february. the other two incidents left 14 marines dead. >> a special obama clin-- special dental clinic is looking at filthy conditions at a dental office. is this woman's eight-year-old daughter among them? >> it's just wrong. if you can't trust a doctor and a dentist, and the people that are supposed to do right by you, who can you trust? >> our david lee miller has been following the story and joins us now with more story. it's disturbin

it's also something of a message to south korea. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel, in a telephone conversation with his south korean counterpart, reaffirmed the commitment of the united states to the defense of south korea. 2/3 of south koreans say they want a south korean nuclear deterrent. they want a reintroduction of u.s. tactical weapons on the peninsula as well. there has been some commentary that the u.s. nuclear umbrella, as it is known here, is not as solid and reliable as in the past. but the united states still stands behind south korea, even with nuclear-capable bombers. >> a judge in south africa has granted oscar pistorius permission to leave the country while awaiting trial. the bail conditions had stopped him from traveling abroad. pistorius is facing first-degree murder charges after his girl friend was shot dead last month. one of theperts say biggest online attacks ever has affected download speeds for millions of people. we all have received spam at one time or another, but it is those annoying inboxes that slow --

nbc's ian williams is in south korea tonight with reaction. >> reporter: lester, north korea has continued to ratchet up the pressure, today declaring what it described as a state of war on the korean peninsula. the announcement came on state television, adding that south korea would now be dealt with according to wartime regulations. students were shown marching to wartime songs. it's not clear what exactly the latest threat means. technically, there's been a state of war on the peninsula for 60 years. there hadn't been a peace treaty at the end of the korean war. a spokesman for the south korean

bomber flights over south korea. it's an annual military exercise but pyongyang is seething. >> translator: the u.s. should not forget that there is an air force base on guam where jets

base in the northern part of south korea. about 250 american and south korean soldiers participated in the maneuver. they practiced coming down ropes to the ground from three transport helicopters hovering at 20 meters. the american forces say this is their first major landing drill in south korea involving a special airborne unit from the u.s. mainland. >> we are able to strengthen our bonds and relationships by working hand-in-hand on this training and these exercises and just building those bonds of relationships and keeping the peace and stability. >> the top u.s. military commander in south korea says the armistice agreement has ensured peace and stability on the korean peninsula for 60 years and that america is ready to defend its ally. >>> japan's central bank policymakers have upgraded their assessment of the economy saying the decline has bottomed out. they have unanimously agreed to maintain existing monetary easing measures and monitor their effects. bank of japan officials concluded their two-day policy meeting on

you can see south korea is lit up. there is just a faint glimmer around pyongyang, south korean per cap tau incomes are also about 17 times those of north koreans. >> so what is the end game to the growing tension? could north korea go beyond the threats to actually some action? we will discuss this a little later on in the hour. >>> also we are tracking this, a developing story this hour on a parachuting accident that killed a navy seal. it happened during a regular training exercise in arizona. we are learning about the seal who died. bred david shadel was a member of seal team 6. the elite squad that killed osama bin laden. no word if he actually participated in the raid. another navy seal was injured in thursday's accident. an investigation is underway. this is the third fatal military training accident since february. the other two incidents left 14 marines dead. >>> families and survivors of the fort hood shooting expressing outrage as the defense department is refusing to award purple hearts to those injured. ac

i don't think the motivation of south korea, in fact, the new south korean president sent mixed signals but i think she would be ready for a dialogue. so what is happening, i think the military leadership, the hard-liners have overtaken the more moderates in the north korean foreign ministry, people that i deal with and then it could be that the new young leader is not playing. he's absent. he's trying to buttress his domestic base. you know, a lot of observers that speculate don't really know the reality. i've been there a lot of times and things change, but one thing you want to be sure about north korea, it's unpredictable. you don't know for certainty what's happening. but i think the best thing to do is be prepared. but i think eventually, kate, we're going to have to have a dialogue and a discussion with the north koreans either the united states or the south k koreans or the six party countries because you don't want a country with nuclear weapons with all of these missiles with this uncertain leadership with american troops there and we have so many interests in asia. you know,

and south korea are holding joint military exercises. how likely are these to inflame tensions further? >> these are annual drills, but the timing is obviously very interesting to say the least. north korea obviously hates it. they have announced their own drills. they have announced no fly zones on the east and west coast of the country, their territory. this does -- it is ratcheting up tensions for sure. it is not a helpful time to have it. it would be too much to back away from. >> what about the issue of sanctions and china's involvement? is beijing's position on the north finally shifting? >> it looks that way. this is a more than 60-year alliance. but supporting the sanctions, you get a lot of chinese media, state-run chinese media saying it is time to move on from north korea, time to punish north korea for their actions. there is a change. the question is, how far is china going to go? how far will they implement the sanctions? we will have to see. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera. mexico's president marks his 100th day in

show of force reckless, b-2 stealth bombers in exercises over south korea and said the time had come to, quote, settle accounts with the u.s. state television reported that kim had ordered his forces on standby to strike the u.s., south korea, guam and hawaii. in one photo targets appear to include austin, texas. experts doubt he has the ability to hit the u.s. but they fear a provocation here in the yellow sea disputed waters where south korean ferries skirt around north korean territory. baengnyeong island is home to 5,000 south korean civilians and many soldiers. it sits just ten miles from the border. kim jong-un, seen recently peering at this island through binoculars, threatened to turn it into a sea of flames. so he was on that island there? >> yes. >> reporter: does that worry you? this man has lived here for 49 years. he's heard the threats before but never like this. the island is a fortress lined with fencing and mine fields. the fortifications stretch all the way down the coast here. 30 foot wide wall and on top layers of razor wire. locals say the army is tense. a networ

launching an attack on south korea because, as we know, south korea is very much protected by the united states. they are holding those joint military drills tomorrow, but as far as some sort of provocation, which is what north korea is threatening, this is very possible. so those joint military drills are happening on the korean peninsula between the united states and south korea. washington has urged north korea to take any action, not take any provocative action. south korea, they're saying they are very much on guard ready for any attack, brianna. >> it's so interesting. i almost think a lot of people kind of hear just noise sometimes because they hear so much from north korea, they don't really want to chalk it up to much. it sounds like this is something definitely worth watching. back here at home, police here in florida are he can suhhing an arrest warrant for jennifer cap pri at at this. jennifer is accused of stalking an ex-boyfriend. her reps call the accusations over exaggerations. we'll have more on this story coming up with attorney paul callan. >>> in colorado, a winter st

people in south korea's presidential office have also taken action. a spokesperson says president park assigned her officials to quickly restore the country's affected computer networks to their normal status and find out what caused the outages. government officials in seoul have dealt with several cyber attacks in the past. they overloaded websites with mass iive amounts of data in ju 2009. they confirmed for the first time a cyber attack by north korea. in march 2011 hackers blocked access to the website of the office of the south korean president and other government agencies. they traced the take to a north korean government agency in china. two months later another agency halted atm services at a south korean bank. professor kim jong un says the latest cyber attack is different from those in the past. >> translator: many private firms use shared servers. workers for these companies use the same programs in the same computer systems to nd out emails and access data. if hackers infect such a shared server with a computer virus, all the firms using

it's all put south koreans on edge. >> translator: if north korea makes a misjudgment, south korea should deliver a strong punishment. >> reporter: so far north korea has not moved beyond rhetoric, despite its recent nuclear and rocket tests analysts doubt the north has yet mastered the technology to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile. kim jong un may be playing to a domestic audience, using the hysteria to rally his people. security officials warn he may be more reckless even than his father, the late kim jong il leading to fears of more conflict on the korean peninsula. >> security officials are bracing for a fresh volley of violent rhetoric. brian? >> ian williams, seoul, south korea, for us tonight. ian, thanks. >>> another dangerous hot spot the u.s. has to keep a close eye on is syria where at least a dozen students were killed today when damascus university came under fire right in the heart of the capital. mortar strikes have increased in and around damascus in recent days as rebels fighting president assad's forces try to enter that city again. >>> as the holiest days of the ca

and south korea. that had concluded so the fact this was put on after that is an indication that u.s. commanders and their south korean court -- counterparts take that's serious. >> shepard: there's a lot of noise here. is there more danger simply as a result of the noise? >> i think south korea -- north korea's primary threat is threw proliferation. in comparison to the other alternative which is a direct nuclear strike on japan, south korea, the u.s. korea has proven itself capable of picking fights inch 2010 they shelled a south korean island and sang a ship and paid no consequence for doing that. >> shepard: i wanted to ask you about the political will in south korea. they seem to be telegraphing it wasn't very high. >> right. and this is -- there's a new government in south korea, a woman neighborhood park. the first woman president of the country. and so they're testing her. it tested the previous government. but not a very firm response. no consequence at all. and this is a problem, where democ

new threats from north korea it is a state of war south korea and warning that it will shut down the complex that is the latest major symbol of cooperation. the korean war ended in 1953 with a cease fire and not a peace treaty. a difference, a demilitarized zone separates them. u.s. troops are in the south 28,000 and the white house with reaction that talk of war is not constructive and the white house is taking it serious tensions are increasing since north korea new leader kim jong-un ordered a zeries of nuclear testing. it the third such test . it breached the united nations sanctions. our government condemn would that launch and calling it a provocative move . yesterday kim jong-un signing a order putting the missile units on stand by. his plan naming certain u.s. cities as targets. he said it is in response to the u.s. military flying two stealth bombers. u.s. officials said the test was part of the annual military training exercises that was going on since march 1st and aimed at reassuring the allies we stand ready to protect them. >> north korea said it is the final warning. t

/south korea military exercises that started a week ago and will continue into april. north korea's announcement has sparked strong reactions in seoul. south korean defense officials say they're ready to strike back against anything the north throws at them. >> translator: north korea is conducting military drills with unprecedented intensity. they mobilized submarines, fighter jets, and special forces for the maneuvers. >> a defense ministry spokesperson has warned south korean forces will retaliate against any provocation. he dismissed the threat of preemptive nuclear strike saying such an attack would mark the end of kim jong un's regime. south korean president park geun-hye issued a stern warning. to pyongyang. >> translator: any country that focuses exclusively on strengthening its military power while people are starving is bound to face self-destruction. >>> chinese leaders have long supported their counterparts in north korea. still, they back the latest u.n. security council sanctions. the world's most populous nation is in the middle of a leadership transitio

south korea's army raised its alert level after a suspect it cyber attack from north korea. three major tv stations and two banks affected. the president of cyprus is holding an emergency meeting after mp's rejected a tax on people's savings. organization is investigating reports that chemical warfare in northern syria -- of that chemical warfare and northern syria. both sides are accusing the other of launching a chemical attack. but some observers say it is all just propaganda. tv show casualties from a rocket attack filling the emergency room at the aleppo university hospital. >> powder came out of the rocket. any of those who came to inhale the powder had fallen to the ground. >> we believe it was phosphoresce and toxic materials. it symptoms of vomiting and cases of suffocation. >> the government says the initial -- the missile was launched by opposition forces and called the strike an act of genocide. >> the price for this weapon re, those who brought these weapons and to syria, they should bear the legal and avarice bonds ability and must be punished. >> to the opposi

by companies from north and south korea. it is the latest escalation in an ongoing standoff between the two countries. there is fighting taking place in damascus in syria where the government has been shelling rebel forces. a massive rescue operation is continuing in tibet after a landslide at a chinese-owned the gold mine. at least one person is known to have died. time is running out for the dozens still trapped beneath the rubble. >> buried alive while they slept, beneath the rock and mobilize a gold mine and 83 of its workers. one witness says the rolling rocks was so strong it slashed an excavator in two. more than 1000 restaurants have used dogs and listening equipment to try to detect movement below the surface. it is a difficult rescue attempt at an altitude of 4,600 meters. square kilometers are covered with rubble. efforts are being hampered by the threat of another disaster. >> signs indicating the chance of secondary disaster have been spotted on the mountain slope and the crack and the mountain has expanded from

they already have 800 or so missiles that could hit south korea. perhaps 300 that could hit all of japan. possibly 100 that could hit u.s. bases. >> the u.s. has a military alliance with south korea. you think that could be tested soon? >> it is always tested in a way. deter north korea or, if necessary, to seek any kind of incursion. the u.s. has pledged it will extend all necessary means, including the nuclear umbrella to deter or, if necessary, defend south korea. >> what exactly does the youthful leader want at this point? >> he is just continuing the policies of his predecessors. then he had hoped because he studied for a few years that he might be different. he might be more willing to implement economic reform or moderate his fathers and grandfathers foreign-policy. that has not been the case. if anything, we have seen the belligerence and aggression has increased. he oversaw three acts of violence of the un security council resolutions last year. only gottenhave worse. he wants to maintain the regime in power. he wants recognition of north

there is a large-scale exercise going on in south korea now. i think you would be the wrong time to pick that fight. -- i think it would be the wrong time to pick that fight. the worry is they will try to use some type of operation to test the resolve of the new south korean government. they may feel if there is some kind of conventional attack that their nuclear weapons shield , that they can control the escalation. south korea says they are quite ready to retaliate against any military attack. it could escalate quite quickly. >> just briefly, the un is due to vote on a new round of sanctions today, which are said to be some of the toughest sanctions yet if they get passed. oh and what you do of the regime, it going to make any difference -- knowing what you do of the regime, is it going to make any difference to the nuclear program? >> i don't think so. this just validates their ideology and worldview. unless they change their worldview or change their game planned, then they will need to respond to that. i think there will be mr. exercises -